Roadside Inspection 89035604

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: FORTUNE COACH INC (USDOT 2800803) • Vehicle: VAN HOOL MOTOR COACH

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89035604
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BETHLEHEM CITY PA
Carrier (USDOT):
FORTUNE COACH INC (2800803)
Operating authority:
MC937793
Vehicle:
VAN HOOL Commuter Coach MOTOR COACH
Plate:
1AJ81W (MA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.93 violations per inspection across 85 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,104 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at BETHLEHEM CITY PA
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 65 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
36 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
6
5 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
19 violations · 5 OOS · 0.53 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 396.3A1-BALR (Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 MOTOR COACH YE2CC12B312045664 MA 1AJ81W VAN HOOL Commuter Coach 2001 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.62-BENM Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89035615 Sep 18, 2026 PA L1 BETHLEHEM CITY PA 5 OOS
89011266 Sep 16, 2026 PA L1 SUGARLOAF TWP PA 0 —
88981810 Sep 12, 2026 NJ L3 JERSEY GARDENS MALL 0 —
88979055 Sep 12, 2026 PA L2 BETHLEHEM CITY PA 0 —
88934429 Sep 8, 2026 PA L1 BETHLEHEM CITY PA 4 OOS
88919283 Sep 6, 2026 PA L3 BETHLEHEM CITY PA 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87986668 May 28, 2026 PA L2 YE2CC12B312045664 OOS
87881426 May 17, 2026 PA L2 YE2CC12B312045664 —
87846227 May 14, 2026 VT L2 YE2CC12B312045664 —
87710135 Apr 29, 2026 PA L2 YE2CC12B312045664 OOS
86686312 Dec 30, 2025 PA L3 YE2CC12B312045664 —
86084032 Oct 16, 2025 PA L1 YE2CC12B312045664 —
85754329 Sep 10, 2025 PA L1 YE2CC12B312045664 —
85471798 Aug 11, 2025 PA L1 YE2CC12B312045664 OOS

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